Lead Software Engineer

Bring us your passion for digital or data analytics, and we’ll put you to work on exciting initiatives that answer the challenge: "How can we do that better?” Working with a dedicated team of energetic, forward-thinking innovators, you’ll stretch your imagination and sharpen your skills on the leading-edge projects that are keeping Sun Life Financial ahead of the curve. You want more than a job; you want a career - a career with a company that encourages learning and personal growth. You want to be “one of the best”.

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced and high-performing individual to join our AML Software Engineering team as a Lead Software Engineer.  This senior technical role is responsible for the building, integrating, deployment, and support of the AML Application, SymphonyAI NetReveal.  In this role you will have the opportunity to work with leading-edge technologies and leveraging AWS Cloud based data platform.  The successful incumbent will have strong technical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively. The desirable candidate will show initiative, be accepting of responsibility and be accountable for results.

What will you do?

• Provide ongoing support of AWS Cloud based AML application systems including responding to service requests, problem analysis, resolution, escalation and reporting as necessary.
• Identify and participate in improvement, system renewal, stability, upgrade, and Disaster Recovery projects.
• As a member of the AML team, interface with business partners, infrastructure teams, system designers, business system analysts, and testing specialists to deliver high quality solutions and maintain a stable, high performing application environment.
• Create and maintain supporting documentation.
• Design, develop, code, test, and debug programs for various projects.
• Implement IT security best practices and collaborate with cybersecurity teams to audit and remediate risks and address findings.
• Participate in various review processes - e.g. Business Requirements, Test plans, Design reviews, etc. to gain a solid understanding of the application and provide input into the various deliverables from a support perspective.
• This role includes on-call and afterhours support on a team rotation basis.

What do you need to succeed?

• 7+ years of progressive information technology experience with full application development life cycle and API integration experience with AML Applications (i.e. SymphonyAI NetReveal)
• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Deploy and maintain AWS Services (EC2, S3, RDS Postgres, Glue, etc)
• Working experience with Java technology
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix environments (command line, scripting, PuTTY/SSH)
• Essential to have demonstrated strong core competency in SQL.
• Familiar with Kafka monitoring tools, redundancy, and failover/recovery

• Familiar with SIEM tools (e.g. Splunk, Qradar) for threat detection
• Good knowledge of Autosys job scheduling and dependency management
• Experience with the DevOps tools (Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, CDD, Ansible) 
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) best practices. 
• Knowledge file transfer process and options (FTP/SFTP) 
• Knowledge of ITIL standards and best practices 

• Excellent documentation skills including technical writing, Visio, PowerPoint, flowcharting (3+ years)
• Strong communication, collaboration and analytical skills, including conceptual, requirements interpretation, solution creation and problem-solving abilities.

What’s in it for you?

• A flexible work schedule, so long as it includes core working hours.
• Competitive salary
• Being part of our journey in developing the next greatest digital experience
• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family.
• Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical, and financial.
• Membership in a highly collaborative, supportive, and productive team
• An extensive support system for continual learning including company-run courses and access to online learning platforms.

As a condition of the role, the successful candidate must obtain a Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance through Sun Life in advance of the start date

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.  In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.  Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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